CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE - 2012
Drew Staker appeared in all 30 matches while earning 27 starts at
the middle blocker spot ... saw action in 101 of the Matadors' 112
sets for the season ... was sixth on the team in kills with 125
while averaging 1.24 kills per game ... finished second to fellow
middle Jared Moore in hitting at .347 ... is a career .376 hitter
heading into his senior season ... led the Matadors with 106 total
blocks (1.05 bpg) which included a team-high 12 solo stuffs ...
heads into his final season ranked 11th in CSUN rally scoring
history with 171 career block assists ... scored the fifth-most
points on the team with 192.0 ... also contributed season
career-highs of 32 digs and eight aces ... had a season-high eight
kills against both No. 4 UC Irvine (Feb. 22) and No. 1 UCLA (Mar.
2) ... hit a season-high .700 with seven kills in 10 swings without
an error against No. 12 Hawaii (Mar. 23) ... posted a career-high
10 blocks in back-to-back matches; vs. Pacific (Feb. 10) and vs.
No. 4 Stanford (Feb. 11) ... served a career-best three aces in the
season-opener against No. 3 UCLA (Jan. 6).

2011
Staker was the lone Northridge player to appear in all 29 matches
and was second on the team with 93 games played ... finished third
in the squad with 174 kills and was fifth averaging 1.87 kills per
game ... led the Matadors with a .405 hitting percentage which
ranked eighth in the MPSF ... committed just 44 hitting errors in
321 swings ... was second on the team with 66 total blocks (0.71
bpg) which included five solo blocks ... also added 29 digs, six
aces and two assists during the season ... pounded a career-high 15
kills in 17 attacks (.824) to go with three blocks in the Matadors'
3-1 win over UC San Diego (Jan. 7) ... also reached 10 kills on
five other occasions ... had 10 kills in 11 error-less swings
(.909) to post the third-best hitting night in team history ... hit
at least .600 six other times in his sophomore season ... posted a
career-high seven blocks (one solo) in Northridge's 3-1 win at No.
12 UC San Diego (Feb. 19).

2010
Appeared in 24 matches playing in 47 sets as a true freshman ...
recorded nine kills in 21 swings to hit .286, which was sixth-best
on the squad ... also contributed 17 blocks (0.36 bpg) and two aces
... knocked down a season-high four kills in six attacks (.500) in
the Matadors' 3-2 win at No. 2 Stanford (Jan. 29) ... also had a
season-high six total blocks in the win over the Cardinal ...
notched two kills, three blocks and one ace against No. 10
Pepperdine (Feb. 5) ... also posted an ace to go with two kills and
two blocks against Pacific (Apr. 3).

CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Earned letters in volleyball and basketball at Centennial High
School in Las Vegas, Nev. ... earned first team all-league honors
as a senior in 2009 and second team honors as a junior in 2008 ...
hit .676 as a senior ... helped lead the Bulldogs to a 17-3 record
in 2008 ... competed for the Gold Division Champion Vegas Aces 18's
at the USA Volleyball Junior Olympics in 2008 ... also plays for
the Vegas Valley Volleyball Club ... as a center for the Bulldogs
basketball team, averaged 12 points and seven rebounds per game ...
graduated in 2009 with a 3.3 grade point average.

PERSONAL
Born February 21, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nev. ... parents are Karen
and Kurt Staker ... has one older brother, Ryan ... both parents
graduated from UNLV ... was also recruited by BYU ... favorites
include the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, actors Will Ferrell
and Jessica Alba, the TV show "Entourage" and the movie "Avatar"
... likes to "go to the gym" as a pre-match ritual ... favorite
website is YouTube.